Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This is it… Welcome to Bass Lines! I hope that you can...
I hope that you can enjoy this and learn a lot about great BASS LINES! This month, we will be covering: Herbie Hancock’s Cantaloupe Island: Artist:...
Diatonic Harmony Part 2… In my previous article entitled “Diatonic Harmony” I attempted to explain some basic concepts regarding triads, seventh chord arpeggios, and exercises that...
Parallel Keys Parallel keys have the same tonic (root) note and octave but different key signatures. This applies when talking about the major and minor scales....
A first step in understanding harmony is to gain knowledge of all the chords, triads, and arpeggios that are built from the major scale. All this...
Proper hand position is important for great sound production on the bass… Check out this video lesson on Bass Sound:
BASS LINES by Jaime Vazquez: Part XIV – Los Van Van’s “Sandunguera”… Hello bass player and fans of bass playing! This is a classic in the...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #2… Hello fellow bassists! For this next slap groove I thought I’d incorporate a technique that...
Jaime David Vazquez – BASS LINES: Part XIII – Guns ‘n’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine”… The hit single was #1 in the US Billboard Hot...
Jazz Improvisation for Bass with Andrea Fascetti: Chromatic Approaches Lines In Action Part 4… I hope you have been appreciating the improvisation techniques and lessons shared...
Bobby Vega’s Gosh Groove from the Basstheworld.com Video… Here we are again with the next lesson… after a broken nose and a marriage (both on my...
Bass Lines: Famous Bass Intros – Part IV – Peace Sells by Megadeth… Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! Welcome to Famous Bass Intros –...
Famous Bass Intro… Sweet Emotion – Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! Welcome to Famous Bass Intros – Part III! This time we have...
Hare Krishna, Lesson Pack For Bass… Cover version: Lesson 11 – Hare Krishna Part 1 Lesson 12 – Hare Krishna Part 2 Lesson 13 –...
Diminished Triad Shapes, an excerpt from Getting Around The Bass – Click to Download Diminshed Triads in Pos 1 Getting Around the Bass by Josh Needleman is a practical...